You can never stop racism,sexism, or any other sort of bigotry from happening on an individual basis. Douchebags will be douchebags. The media in this country gives a very large sounding board to the extremists in order to grab ad dollars. It has become almost to the extent that, if you aren't outraged about something, you aren't normal. That being said....what the fark was the owner of this place thinking? How, in this age of global awareness of everyone knowing what you ate for lunch and how big your last bowel movement was, do you isolate yourself enough to think that this is OK?

Snarfangel:Maybe the supervisor was saying "Wide people." God knows, a sweaty fat guy can get really thirsty in a cotton warehouse, and you don't need skinny people getting in the way of the watering trough.

Followup in a week or so: The supervisor is sent to some sort of sensitivity training, but gets to keep his job. The man in the article, however, loses his job for violating the privacy of the supervisor by recording him without permission.

puny:Followup in a week or so: The supervisor is sent to some sort of sensitivity training, but gets to keep his job. The man in the article, however, loses his job for violating the privacy of the supervisor by recording him without permission.

Mr. Ekshun:Solid State Vittles: The owner of the cotton gin said he had no comment, but did say he outsources the management at that warehouse.

That's actually a pretty significant one comment. It's still YOUR WAREHOUSE. The buck stops over there!

Does anyone have a buck schedule? The stops around here are unmarked and the timing appears entirely random.

I assume the buck stops where liability ends. Employers are responsible to employees for ensuring a non-discriminatory work environment. So, with regards to the black employees, the buck stops with the employer. That's who they'll sue.

With regards to the employer, the buck stops at the outsourced management company, because they probably breached their contract in providing such a shiatty manager. That's who he'll sue.

Do you have to be there in 26 minutes? I mean, I understand that Fark threads tend to drift off-topic, but I fail to see what your original comment has to do with racism, management, Memphis, cotton, water fountains, tails, or anything that was already being discussed. Or you just came here to be an ass and humblebrag about how farking awesome you are in your own opinion.